Saw making machine



July l2, 1932. F. w. WARDWELL 1,867,240

SAW MAKING MACHINE Filed Jan. 18, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet l July 12, 1932. F, W, WARDWELL 1,867,240

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SAW MAKING MACHINE Filed Jan. 18, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 TIE 9 ATTO RN EY Patented July 12, 1932 UNITED STATES FRANK WELLINGTON WARDWELL, on CLEVELAND, omo', Assrenon To 'rnnwannl WELLMANUFACTURING C OMPANY, 0F CLEVELAND, orgie, .a o onronnrron on pigro j SAW MnKING NACHINi;v

Application lerl January 18, i930. Serial No.' 4.23784.

This invention relates t0 an improvement in saw iiling and setting machines, and theV which will set andle the teeth .of asaw, a

band saw or any other typeor'kindof saw,

and as constructed and` arranged the machine will set .two yteeth accurately in opposite .d1-`

rections at the Sametime .andgreciprocate a Y double end file across the `set teeth successively in `the direction of their-slant or'set. All

the teeth on the saw lare vset in 4pairs succes-V sively .by a pair yof co-acting setting.devices and then filed singly and consecutive-ly by a` tapered doubleend ile,vvhi'ch isfraised and lowered obliquely in. respect :to ,thecutting face of the rtooth whi'lethe'file is bein-gI n ciprocated. The first -tooth in Leach pair. of. a set teeth is sharpenedbyvpassingonetapered end of the ille in one direction: overthe tooth, and thenraising-thele during the lastjhalf of this stroke, thereby' bringingzthe opposite tapered end ofthe iile into position Lto le the second tooth in an opposite direction.`

That result is accomplished by lowering :thefV Ele at the beginning .of thereturn stroke and" utilizingone end partof the `file kduring a Y part of the return stroketo sharpen the secondtooth, thesavv havingzbeenfed or shifted in respect to the ilethe distance-of one;t`o0th during that intervalin theastroke .when the file israised or separatedjfrom the saw. As

two consecutive teethareset in opposite dji-V4 rections simultaneously and then filed singly and successively the saw must'b'elfed forward' that both' setting and 1 filing .operations and the feeding movements of the saw.E may. proceed automatically without-interruption, de-V la ormalfuneiomh@ full lengmof new.

which if a band vsavv may be endless. l y

111 `lthe accompanying drawings, Fgvl-.eif Side View 0f thelmahine, and Fia :2 an enlarged sectional .View of .the saw vise. Fig. 3 is 1a front view of the .machine and Fig. l an enlargedsectional-view of theL v vise and thesetting devices. Fig. 5 lis a top' view of the machine, and Fig.V 6 .an-enlarged sectional Yview of the adjustable connecting means for the oscillating shaft kwhich con trols the clamping .vise and the saw setting devices. Fig. 7 isa diagrammatic view, illus tratingtlre setting and h'ling steps cwhich take place concurrently in operating the machine.

Eig. 8 isa vertcalsection of the-machine. onV` the lineof the power shaft. Figisaffront elevation With the A'hGrzerital slide and 'tile holders omittedgto shotsr the lcani which raise-s the vertical slide. ig. l0 is ,asectional View? of thesaw vise, online lll-i Fig..3,Qshow-` ingthel'ever .and camfor opening andhqld;4 .A

ing the vise open.`

The machine ycomprises a main .raine ,or base2 having an uprightwall 3 in `whichgtvvoV offset lvertically-inclined f channels .or .guide ways 1 are provided to seata pairoj: ne

clined ribs 5-.5 ,whichV areintegralwitbier? fixed parts `of avertical i'rarneV or slide 6.'

Steelgibs 7 yhavingbeveled faces lare secured adj ustably Vvvithin' Lthe guide-ways to ,hold the vertical slide in working position,.and.- when :this `slideis raised and lowered itis offsetand moves. ina verticallyinclineid plane .to shift'a file Fcorrespondingly -i'nrespect to the teeth` of saw `Seo that, a tooth, whether plain, `mill, ripsaw, or, other form,'mayqbe engaged and disengagedfrom one side. :This vertical `-rnovement in an inclinedplafieper-.A mits the creation` or filingof ahookgto ,the face of the tooth.V `This hook `ortooth-cfm be varied byfturning' the face ofgthefileyfl?,

Y` slide V6 is formed `.with y lateral projections 28 which Support pairf .parallel rods .1Q-v9V horizontally .of the machine,.and vag horizontal- Y or bearings 11 upon these rods'. A separate horizontal shaft or arm 12-having a square end portion 14 is bolted or clamped to the bottom of horizontal slide 10, and the round extension part of this arm supportsl a colflar lfandanend fitting 16 from whichrav pair of file holders`j17 and 18 are suspended.

Collar 15 maybe adjusted longitudinally of the arm, and both collar and fitting may be 'rotated' ontheA arm, while a pair of Vthumb screWs119 andi2'0 serve to fix the collarV and fitting rigidly in the desired adjustedjpositions. Holder 17 is adjustableV vertically in collar 15, and a set screw 21 locks these parts together. lHolder 18 is adjustably supportverticali movementl during filing operations. The oppositel ends of file F lare socketed within separate'cylindrical members 25 secured l' adjustablyk (for rlongitudinal and rotatable' Y movement) in holders 18and17, by set screws 26. When the 'file is rigidly held kand horizontal-slide 1Y0 isreciprocated the file'pas'ses back and forth over a viseframe 27 and across a Vsaw S- clamped therein- In one.

i strokeY orgmove'ment'of the horizontal slide .Y the point end of the file is lowered -obliquely f or-inan inclinedplane into engagementwith atooth on the saw and the tootli is filed inl the direct-ion of its set. VonY theV middle vof the double end fileis ap-v proached the filer-is' lifted apart vfrom thev duringthelatter part of this stroke. V

As the division point tooth and the other end of the file is not used Then as thefreturn stroke begins the file is again lowe'red on a sloping linei relatively to the Y o cutting edge of the tooth and a secondY tooth i'sengaged and cut from the opposite point of the file towards the middle, the saw hav- 3 ing been fed onward the .dist-ance of one tooth during the interval of uplift of the file. The

' second toothV is thus sharpenedl during the first half ofA the return stroke of the file,

Y which is also in the direction of thesetof that particular tooth inasmuch as this set is` the opposite" or reverse of theset of the first tooth.YV At the. end of the returnl rstroke the;

yfile is again liftedv apart from thel'sawto f permit the saw to be fed forward thedistance of another tooth preliminary to arepetition of said'operations. Accordingly it willv be observed that the vvertical slide 6 is raised.

twice and loweredy twice during one complete Y reciprocable movement "of thev horizontal slide 10,which Vdoublelift movement is ef-4 fected by a cam 28 operating in constant engagement with a hardened tool-steel insert'.

29 withinan oblong opening30 in verticalV slide 6.; Thereciprocable movementof -horizontal slide 10"iseffected:by'a crank arm 31vv having a'roller 31 thereon which operates ina straight slot 33 vertically in horizontal slide 10.V Crank arm '31 is fixed to a main drive shaft 32 mounted to rotate on roller bearings 34 within a bracket 35 and the upright part 3.011 base 2. The main shaft may be driven by a belt and a pulley, orrby an electricmotor and suitable worm gearing,

the latter'` form ofodrive being shown in the drawings. 'Cam "28' is mounted on a short' shaft' 28JL rotating in a bearing 'at' the upper end of upright 3, and a pinion gear 28bv is secured to the rear end of shaft 28a when it meshes; with a larger-spur gear 28c fixed tok drive shaft 32. Cam'28`is thereby rotated two-full revolutionsv to each vsingle revolution of lcrank arm 31' to raise thev vertical y slide 6 twice and. also-lowerittwice during;` one complete lreciprocal movement of .hori-v zontal slide 10( l Arf Y TheV step by step feedmovement of the saw.

is produced by a pawl' consisting' of a push/"fv y member 36 secured adjustably within a'holder 37y which is pivotally connected tothe lower end ofaI spring controlled lever 38 mounted f upon a stud bolt 39 extendingforwardly'from the uprightpartv3jof the -main frame; A@ rocking lever 40 is also mounted uponv stud bolt 39funder spring control andthe free'end of this l-evereXten-dsin front of thevertical. slide 6 whichV carries -a'projection 41'adapted to engage the said 'lever uponv the upward .movement 'of said slide.l .g Rock lever` 40. is

provided withv a finger 42carrying an adjusting screw 43 which contactswith oscillatory lever 38',"thereby transmitting the-.rocking 'movement-of, lever 40 tovoscillatoryf leverl 3.8 y

and thencetopawl 36, thereby-feeding thesaw forward a predetermined distancejuponf keach movement upwardlygvof verticalv slide Alugslon .frame 3 support-s another =ad- ]ustable stop screw 43 Vwhich is engaged by rocking lever 40 to control the movement of the feed stroke, Vwhereasadjustment of Vscrew 43 onfinger 42 controls the-cut taken .by the file'on the face of the. tooth. Y o l V.The saw isfed-'lforward between la pairY of visejaws 474--44 and rests upon a vertically 'Y V-movable bar ll5-confined in a slot 46 inthe visebody 47 L Anadjusting screw 48 is con-V nected tobar 45, andfthis screw: extends down-- Wardly through thevisebody and has ,a` hand wheel 49 located in an exposed position {betit neath an angularfsupport or bracket 50 tlf-.f Y i fixedto or forming aniintegral part of mainf 'frame 2.` Ajshaftk 51 has rotatable bearing ,inv the divided base partof vise body 47, and two'V cams 52:'and 53 respectively, lare Ymounted side Yby ysidev upon the shaft'.` Cam is used,

tos hift one. of the vise jaws, namely j aw 44', which pivotally mounted upon' afrtiltable lever` Y54 to 'grip and hold thesaw rigidly kduring filingfand setting operations'. A fAt that time a very tight: clamping effect is devsired,but.wh en the saw is to be fed'forward the positivelpressure on the saw is relieved and a yielding clamping pressure applied. This result is obtained by alever 54 which is pivotally mountedV on a cross shaft 54a carried by a vise body 47, see Figs. 2 and 10. Inasmuch as lever 54 is mounted to swing or pivot on the cross shaft jaw 44 is also pivoted to permit it to Iclamp the saw squarely, and the clamping pressure is applied when rotatable'cam 52 forces the depending end of lever 54 outwardly. Thus the lower end of the lever is provided with a thumb screw 56 bearing against the free end of a secondary part 57 which is pivotally connected to lever 54 and carries a roller 58 held in constant cngagement with cam 52 by a compression spring 59 interposed between part 57 and the lever at adjusting screw 56, see Fig. 2. Cam 52 is circular and has a depression 58 in a segmental portion thereof into which the roller 58 on part 57 is pressed by spring 59 when shaft 51 is oscillated in one direction,

whereupon the compression spring 59 alon-e controls the worlnng movement of leverY 54 as part 57 is now separated from the contactend of-screw 56. Under this condition jaw 44 is held against the saw only by the pressure of spring 59, and the saw Vmay be fed step by step as described, but before filingV or setting operations begin shaft 51 is rotated and the saw is gripped and held under a positive pressure the degree of which is determined by the setting of screw 56,and

'which Vscrew also permits working settings to be made for saws of different thicknesses. The degree of oscillatory movement imparted to shaft 51 is also subject to change and adjustment. The means for oscillatingV the shaft comprises an eccentric 60 on main drive shaft 32, an eccentric strap 61, and a connecting rod 62 having an adjustable sleeve 62 which is pivotally connected to a wrist pin 63 on a slide secu-red adjustably in a slotted arm 64 on oscillatory shaft 51. An adjusting screw 65 extends through the end of arm 64 and connects with the slide to permit the setting of pin 63 various distances from the center of the shaft, thereby changing the degree of arc movement of the arm and the oscillatory movement of shaft 5 1. In removing the saw, or introducing a saw into the vise. it is desirable to separate the vise jaws and/to hold or lock them in openposition.

For that purpose, I provide a rotatable locling device 54b having a cam or crank' shaped portion 54 adapted to engage lever 54 at some point below its pivot shaft 54a, see Fig. 10.

The second cam 53 on oscillatory shaft 51 operates a pair of saw setting devices, located on opposite sides of the vise block and consisting of a duplicate set of levers 66--66 mounted upon rock shaft 67 -67. The upper end of each lever carries a setting point or pawl 69 which is pressed downwardly by a posite Adirections simultaneously and are' offsetin respect to one another to engage' twoV consecutive teeth on Ythe saw.. Lever 66Y is secured to rock shaft' by a thumb screw '68 and it can fbe shifted lon'gitudina-llyv on` theVA shaft to Aplace the setters varying distances e A apart-to correspond with the spacing, length, or position, :of the vteeth on anyA given saw.V The lower ends of levers 4{6G-66' carry contact screws 7070 which bear against-the lower free ends of two'pend'ant parts or tails 71-71 interposed between the contacts screws 70-70 and cam 53. The tail members 71-71 carry separate rollers 72-72 which engage corresponding eccentric surfaces 73-73 on cam 53 so thatboth levers and the saw setting pawls thereon mayv be positively actuated in unison. Thus both setter points come into action at the Sametime, one setting a tooth to one side-of the plane of the saw and the other setting the `next tooth in an opposite direction or to the opposite side. Equal pressure is thereby applied to opposite sides of the saw simultaneously and the inherent spring in the saw neutralized and rocking or buckling of the saw in thek vise aws prevented. v The amount of set given toeach tooth-may be readily changed by vadjusting the screw 65 in arm 64 so as to change the degree of arcmovement given' to f said` arm' and the corresponding rock movement given to the setter cam 53. Consequently both Setters are Vcontrolled by the turn of the single screw65. The Setters are freedfrom theteeth when the levers carrying the setting points are rocked reversely on their pivots, and the reverse movement is effected by a spring 74 which extends through an opening in the vise body and is connected at its opposite ends'to the two levers 66-66.

In operation the two saw teeth are set in opposite directions simultaneously while the saw is clamped tightly between the vise jaws. The set of the two teeth being in opposite lio directions the machine is so constructed that the file will engage the two set teeth sucessively, the one on the forward stroke and the other on the' return stroke, the Vmovement of the file always being inthe direction of the set, thereby giving all the teeth keenlyl ris balanced cutting edges and a true set on both sides. If a burr is created by heavy filing it is in balance and the saw will cut straight, and a top burr is thrown over on the back of. the teeth Vand not against the face. The oblique upward movement given to the file allows any amount of hook to be given to vthe 1 teeth, and the file leaves the tooth gradually and gently by reason of the oblique or slanting lift movement of the file.

What I claim, is: Y

In a saw making machine, a saw vise, a

stationary jaw and armovablefjawfn said vise, an oscillatory vlever vsupported-by said:

y vise, means pivotally supporting said movable jaw upon said'lever, a rotatable shaft, a

cam on said shaft, operating means for said lever pivotally connected therewith land interposed between said'cam and lever, said operating means including an adjustable screw 'Y and acompression spring, and means mounted on said viseV for opening said movable jaw and locking same in an open position.

In testimony whereof I hereby aliX my signature. l FRANK WELLINGTON WARDWELL.

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